Month: September 2021

2:57 PM ET Associated Press In the dead of winter, Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack was brainstorming about the future and how to make some sort of social impact through sports. “My thought was, is there a chance for us to maybe schedule our nonconference with a little more purpose in some instances?” Wildhack said.
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12:25 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins didn’t report to the practice facility on Thursday, and coach Dan Campbell confirmed that the team is exploring a trade for the nine-year veteran. Campbell felt it was important to be transparent throughout the process, explaining that the team has met
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1:43 PM ET Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud will be used only in an emergency capacity on Saturday against Akron, coach Ryan Day announced on his weekly radio show on 97.1 FM The Fan. Stroud, according to Day, is nursing a shoulder injury, and the staff felt a week of rest would do the
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2:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive lineman Nick Gates remains in a Virginia hospital and has more procedures to come after fracturing his leg Thursday night against Washington. Coach Joe Judge wouldn’t completely rule out the possibility of it being a career-ending injury, but seemed hopeful that wasn’t going to
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1:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball and the players’ association have submitted letters of intent to seek new labor terms as the Dec. 1 expiration of the sport’s collective bargaining agreement approaches. The notices, sent to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, are a formality under federal labor law required during every
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12:15 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr. is getting closer to completing his comeback and finally playing again. But the star Cleveland Browns wide receiver is not ready to make it official just yet. “We’ll see,” Beckham said Thursday, when asked if he’ll be making his season debut Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
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12:23 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado will be in the lineup Thursday, manager Mike Shildt told reporters, a day after he exited in the fifth inning with back tightness. Arenado left Wednesday’s 10-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers after making a highlight-reel, over-the-shoulder catch. He was 2-for-2 before
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11:01 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady‘s personal trainer, Alex Guerrero, said Patriots coach Bill Belichick “never evolved” in how he treated the star quarterback, a factor that contributed to Brady’s exit in 2020 after 20 seasons in New England. “It was like Bill never really … I think his emotions or feelings never
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11:37 AM ET The United States will enter the Ryder Cup as the betting favorite over the Europeans, and bettors are somewhat divided which side will prevail this week at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. The Americans are -200 favorites to defeat the Europeans, according to Caesars Sportsbook, despite having lost four of the past five
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11:27 PM ET Miesha Tate‘s second fight during her comeback run with the UFC will have to wait. The popular former UFC women’s bantamweight champion has tested positive for COVID-19, and her main event bout with Ketlen Vieira is off the UFC Fight Night card Oct. 16 in Las Vegas, Tate’s manager Josh Jones told
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10:14 AM ET If the European soccer season were like an NFL season, we’d already be almost half-done. Arsenal‘s 0-3 start to the season would have all but ended the Gunners’ playoff hopes before they started. Juventus‘ five points in five matches would have relegated the Bianconeri to the wildcard race. The American football season
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Sep 21, 2021 ESPN fantasy staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Week 3 is here, and so are our analysts with their fantasy football rankings for this week’s games. Below you will find individual and composite rankings for each position for PPR and non-PPR formats. Click a link and get ready for game
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